On December 6, 2024, the entire Nease NJROTC battalion participated in our Annual Military Inspection (AMI) and Pass-in-Review. Each year, our Area Manager, Commander Shaw, visits to inspect our cadets, administration, facilities, and more. Passing this inspection is crucial for our selection as the area's Most Outstanding Unit, an honor Nease has earned 12 of the last 15 years!

Commander Shaw’s morning began with a meeting with top staff, followed by inspections of our facilities, supply room, and administrative areas. He then personally inspected each cadet, formed in their respective companies, in the Nease gymnasium. This inspection includes a review of cadet attire, appearance, and overall Navy knowledge.

After the personnel inspections, family and friends attended a demonstration at the Nease football stadium. During the Pass-in-Review, all 172 cadets were in one large formation. They performed armed and unarmed exhibition drills and were presented with personal awards from the morning’s inspection.

We were honored to have the Del Webb Nocatee Association of Veterans and Supporters in attendance, who presented a generous $1,500 scholarship to the unit.

The ceremony concluded with the battalion marching in military formation for review by Commander Shaw.

We are proud to report that our unit received straight outstandings on the inspection. A huge thank you to the cadets for their tireless preparation, and to the entire unit for excellent attendance. Special thanks to the parent volunteers who contributed time and talent to support our cadets and instructors. Thank you to the parents for attending and showing support, and to the Del Webb Nocatee Association for their generous scholarship. Finally, we extend our gratitude to Commander Shaw for his dedication to excellence and thorough review of our unit.

Our Orienteering Team competed on December 14th at the Regional Orienteering Meet at Elinoir Klapp-Phipps State Park in Tallahassee. Our team placed SECOND OVERALL! Here are our full results list:

TEAM AWARDS

Meet Overall: 2nd Place

Green Course: 3rd Place

Orange Course: 1st Place

Yellow Course: 1st Place

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS (MALE)

Green Course:   1st Place ~ Cadet Spore

                           4th Place ~ Cadet Cummings

Orange Course: 1st Place ~ Cadet Gourd

                           2nd Place ~ Cadet Johns

                           4th Place ~ Cadet Flowers

Yellow Course:   1st Place ~ Cadet Nordlander

                           4th Place ~ Cadet Shaw

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS (FEMALE)

Yellow Course:   1st Place ~ Cadet Wagner

Our team's outstanding performance earned them a spot at the National NJROTC Orienteering meet which will take place in Pelham, Alabama on March 15th and 16th! Stay tuned for more details!

CONGRATULATIONS to every member of this team and their continued dedication to improvement and excellence!

Our Nease Drill Team competed on December 7th at the Terry Parker Drill Meet. Our team placed FIRST OVERALL! Here are our full results list:

TEAM AWARDS

Meet Overall: 1st Place

Drill Overall: 2nd Place

PI: 1st Place

Academics: 1st Place

Athletics: 1st Place

Armed Exhibition: 1st Place

Unarmed Exhibition: 2nd Place

Unarmed Basic: 3rd Place

Push Ups: 1st Place

Curl Ups: 1st Place

16X100: 1st Place

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Academics: Cadet Cigliano, 1st Place

                    Cadet Collins, 2nd Place (Tie)

                    Cadet Waters, 2nd Place (Tie)

                    Cadet Gourd, 3rd Place (Tie)

                    Cadet Shanbhag, 3rd Place (Tie)

Push-Ups Male: Cadet Leal-Rodrigues, 2nd Place

                           Cadet Thompson, 5th Place

Push-Ups Female: Cadet Lewis, 2nd Place

                               Cadet Wagner, 5th Place

Curl-Ups Male: Cadet Collins, 1st Place

                         Cadet Scaggs, 4th Place

Curl-Ups Female: Cadet Walton, 2nd Place

                              Cadet Daniels, 4th Place

                              Cadet Hendricks, 5th Place

Our team will travel to Tallahassee to compete in the Wakulla drill meet on January 11th. Quickly following, our team will compete in the Area 10 Regional Drill Meet in Coffee County Georgia on February 2nd. Good Luck, cadets!

Congratulations to Cadet Dominic Cigliano on receiving a United States Marines Option NJROTC Scholarship! Cadet Cigliano was surprised in the NJROTC classroom on December 19, when his parents, several United States Marines, Nease High School Principal Gina Fonseca, St. Johns County School Board Member Kelly Barrera, and Nease NJROTC instructors gathered to present him with this prestigious honor.